07 - Retrieve WordPress Post Titles Using wpdb | Learn WordPress Plugin Development

🔎 Learn WordPress Plugin Development by Building a Live Search Plugin – Lesson 07 In this lesson, we continue developing the Milun Search WordPress plugin by learning how to retrieve published WordPress post titles directly from the database using the WordPress `$wpdb` class. We use a SQL SELECT query and the `get_results()` method to retrieve data from the `wp_posts` table and display the results using the PHP `print_r()` function. 📚 *In this lesson, you will learn how to:* • Access the global `$wpdb` object in WordPress • Understand the purpose of the WordPress `$wpdb` class • Use the `get_results()` method to retrieve database records • Write a SQL SELECT query • Retrieve post titles from the `wp_posts` table • Filter posts using `post_type` and `post_status` • Retrieve only published WordPress posts • Display retrieved data using the PHP `print_r()` function • Understand how WordPress returns database query results as objects 💻 *Source Code – Lesson 07* GitHub Repository: https://github.com/milunovicdragan36/... 📁 *Previous Lesson – Lesson 06: Creating the Search Form Meta Box* https://github.com/milunovicdragan36/... In Lesson 06, we created the Search Form meta box using the WordPress `add_meta_box()` function. 🔎 *Milun Search – WordPress Search Plugin* Milun Search is a custom WordPress live search plugin that allows users to search WordPress content without refreshing the page. The plugin provides live AJAX search functionality, allowing visitors to find relevant WordPress content quickly and easily. 🛒 *Milun Search – Available on TemplateMonster* https://www.templatemonster.com/wordp... Visit the TemplateMonster product page to learn more about Milun Search and explore the completed WordPress search plugin. In this tutorial series, we build the plugin step by step while learning practical WordPress plugin development. 🎓 *About This Course* Learn WordPress Plugin Development by Building a Live Search Plugin is a practical course designed to teach WordPress plugin development through a real project. Technologies covered throughout the course: PHP • MySQL • JavaScript • jQuery • AJAX • WordPress REST API • HTML • CSS Subscribe to *Milun Media* for more WordPress and WooCommerce plugin development tutorials! #WordPress #WordPressPlugin #WordPressDevelopment #PHP #MySQL #wpdb #SQL #LearnWordPress #WordPressTutorial #PluginDevelopment #MilunSearch